Bridge Bonds Series A Dated 7-15-2005 4.375% Due 7-15-2055 @100.00 What is the issuing date of this bond? 7-15-2005 O 7-15-2055 If the coupon interest rate remains constant from the time of issue until the bond matures, then the bond is called a bond. The contract that describes the terms of a borrowing arrangement between a firm that sells a bond issue and the investors who purchase the bonds is called the Issuers can gradually reduce the outstanding balance of a bond issue by using a sinking fund account into which they deposit a specified amount of money each year. To operationalize the sinking fund provision of an indenture, issuers can (1) purchase a portion of the debt in the open market or (2) call the bonds if they contain a call provision. Under what circumstances would a firm be more likely to buy the required number of bonds in the open market as opposed to using one of the other procedures? O When interest rates are higher than they were when the bonds were issued When interest rates are lower than they were when the bonds were issued